Other Side of the Hill

In a far land, in the distance There's a mother and small child And she cries as she stumbles along the dusty road Discussions on the TV, and fingers point the blame While the guns do the talking, It's the same old story over again On the two sides of a city Hearts and minds seem forever closed As the smoke drifts in billows across the barricades Where the sins of the fathers haunt the daughters and the sons And no one seems to notice all the love songs under the gunfire But on the other side of the hill There'll be new songs to sing More winding roads to follow And more deep rivers to swim Here's to our children's' children And all their hopes and fears As they try to build Jerusalem From all our poisoned years Though that hill seems so steep and long And we carry a heavy load One day we can reach the top of that rough and rocky road Keep your love light shining, and don't let out the flame Don't give up, you're the only hope For a world so full of sorrow and shame But on the other side of the hill There'll be new songs to sing More winding roads to follow And more deep rivers to swim Here's to our children's' children And all their hopes and fears As they try to build Jerusalem From all our poisoned years Storms upon the ocean wave Were like a ship lost at sea Tossed by those winds of war Far from that peaceful shore By those who are out for gain By those who sell death and pain In the playground of a city sch Children sing to their skipping rhymes Teddy bear, teddy bear say your prayers To the rhythm of the drum All playing the same game through the laughter and the tears Giving hope for the future, through all those hard and dangerous years But on the other side of the hill There'll be new songs to sing More winding roads to follow And more deep rivers to swim Here's to our children's' children And all their hopes and fears As they try to build Jerusalem From all our poisoned years